• Grey mould

  of the plants. In cucumber and tomato the fungus causes lesions on pruning wounds. These lesions may encircle the stem, so the part of the plant above the [...] grow into larger grey-brown lesions. The symptoms on fruits, flowers and on various parts of potted plants often only become visible during and after cold [...] cinerea ) affects the fruit. In potted plants, the cuttings die due to carry-over infection from infected parent plants. Life cycle and appearance of Grey

• Spical predatory mite: a true all-rounder

  December 13, 2022

  You can call on the help of these predatory mites in many crops: vegetables (in the greenhouse and outdoors), cut flowers, potted plants, ornamental shrubs [...] every crop. Neoseiulus californicus is only ineffective in crops such as tomatoes, so you'll have to find another solution to combat spider mites in these [...] a limited number of crops, mainly the ones with sticky glandular hairs. Tomato is the best known of these crops, but ornamental crops with densely hairy

• Spidex offers a solution for dozens of crops

  February 3, 2023

  of crops, including vegetables (in the greenhouse and field), cut flowers, potted plants, ornamental shrubs, field beans, soft fruit, and woody fruit crops [...] moving over the leaves of crops that grow hairs or glandular hairs – the tomato plant for example. In this crop, predatory bugs and gall midges are the natural [...] of food and ornamental crops. Spidex is a biological control product based on the predatory mite Phytoseiulus persimilis . It is nothing new, having first

• American serpentine leaf miner

  miner ( Liriomyza trifolii ) is highly polyphagous and thus lives on many host plants such as chrysanthemum, gerbera, gypsophila, celery, sweet pepper, [...] mainly found on gerbera and chrysanthemum. Today the insect is widespread across the whole world. Damage symptoms Leaf miners cause damage to plants both directly [...] this can lead to burning in fruit such as tomato and melon. Loss of leaves also reduces yield. In full-grown plants of fruiting vegetable crops, however, a

• Plant Pollinator interactions in high temperatures

  1 Plant - pollinator interactions in high temperatures This paper focuses on the impact of climate (temperature, radiation, humidity) on plants, pollination [...] protection, the plant aborts the fruit to reduce fruit load on the plant and directs the assimilates to the vegetative growth of the plant. This is undesirable [...] and truss tomatoes on the vine, an average 24-hour temperature of more than 21° C has adverse effects on the setting. Cherry and snack tomatoes suffer at

• Swirskii Predatory Mite Not All That Demanding

  August 18, 2021

  vegetables, soft fruits , and ornamental plants . But there is one crop where the swirskii mite does not feel at home: tomatoes . Swirski-Mite contains the predatory [...] vegetables, strawberries and other soft fruits, cut flowers (such as roses and chrysanthemums ), and potted plants. Yet, it does have a few preferences. To begin [...] there is one important exception: swirskii will have nothing to do with tomatoes. This crop protects itself against pests with sticky hairs, which make

• Microflora SA

  and ornamental plants. It consists of a liquid formulation consortium of natural rhizobacteria. Microflora SA is formulated to enhance plant growth, by improving [...] nurseries and hydroponic systems for adult plants, cuttings, seedlings and transplantation. When to use Microflora SA Microflora SA works best when applied to [...] How does Microflora SA work? Microflora SA enhances plant growth by improving the availability of plant nutrients through the root system. Active Ingredients

• Rancho Los Pinos is nature's ally

  over 70 years of agricultural expertise. On its 610 hectares of protected farmland, the ranch produces various tomato and cucumber varieties, along with 55 [...] reduced their impact on the environment by drastically reducing the use of chemical pesticides. In addition, together with them, cutting-edge solutions have [...] pollinators and biological control in our crops significantly reduced our reliance on high-impact pesticides," noted José Antonio Cruz, general manager of Grupo

• House fly

  in association with human activity. As the most common species of fly found on livestock farms, they represent both a nuisance and a risk for disease tr [...] ), protozoan parasites (such as Giardia ), and the eggs of many parasitic worm species. Life cycle and appearance of House fly The adult house fly ( Musca [...] long, yellowish-grey to dark grey in colour, with four narrow black stripes on the thorax, reddish-brown eyes and clear, translucent wings. Female house

• Fusarium spp.

  system of the host plant and spreads upwards inside the plants. The other species are dispersed upwards on the outside of the plant. Most Fusarium species [...] Initially, the leaves turn yellow and wilt, mostly on one side of the plant. Finally, the whole plant wilts. Other symptoms are brown discolouration of [...] the soil, and on crop residues of infected plants, as chlamydospores (thick walled mycelium cells) or mycelium. Survival is also possible on seed, greenhouse